dreamerb.bsky.social
I like history, fiction, science, cats, arguments about public transport optimisation, civil law, good food and drink and travel. Order is random.
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Thought so, see you then. Had a kick out of hearing you on The News Quiz a while back.
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Lovely article. Any chance of a link to some of her art - or is it just for her personal enjoyment and not for sale?
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It's good, but gets very complicated if your pet needs hospitalisation. Speaking from experience after cat had digestive issues where big question was how the hell he could've shat quite that much.
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Nobody feels dim for buying into the (for some, very attractive) idea, but it helps us think a bit more critically. Nice one!
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Not dissing the (remote) possibility but setting out what we'd do much earlier if we could do that kind of thing felt like good helpful science communication.
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Yikes. Also guessing you weren't allowed to say that for legal reasons. You were very good, only sorry you didn't get a bit longer.
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Very ashamed of slightly snort-laughing at this.
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It was a beautiful article, kind and empathetic. I remember reading it at the time and feeling sad for Tony but also somewhat hopeful for him. Very sad to hear of his death. I'll remember him at his wonderful best (that I got to see) on Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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I'm struggling with the difference (if any) between 'wreaked havoc' and 'wrought havoc'. Wrought might feel slightly longer ago? Without necessarily being archaic.
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Isn't this why so many English verbs are so irregular though? Coming from a range of languages, some closely related, others more colonial.
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I was sceptical about Dominic Dyer's take that the UK is "making them rich." It's not a charitable action and it's equally valid to say the Faroes are feeding the UK. Perhaps a trade deal not entered in a panic could have exerted pressure.
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It truly is. 'Reality' may be doing a lot of heavy lifting. My favourite description of him, which I would attribute but sadly can't easily find, was 'ludicrous haunted pencil'.
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So very yes! And all too often, gives up high achievement in favour of plblblb. ecause that's what women should do.
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That said, American usages cross over (of course) and this may change fairly fast.
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I think this is an American usage phenomenon. I'm not sure about other anglophone countries, but it doesn't seem to be a "difficult" thing in Ireland or Britain.
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Snap. What was so wrong with Daedalus?
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More or less as BlackVelvetBand suggests.
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Trevor Sargent was the leader of the Green Party, who resigned as leader in 2007 to allow the party go into coalition with FF. He'd said he wouldn't lead them into coalition. So if the parliamentary arithmetic is incredibly difficult, that could be the move for Martin.
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I'm amazed nobody has mentioned the possibility of the "Trevor Sargent move". I don't think it's likely, but this weekend should be revealing.
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I seem to be pre-following you which is delightful / scary, maybe both. Welcome. Please do usher the rest of the IT politics crew over. One of the things I miss after leaving X.
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I'm so sorry you're getting this. I can report if you like?
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Late getting to this and haven't worked out how to DM here. Are you sorted out yet or do I need to go buy the Sunday Times?
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I have never quite understood the (I think almost uniquely American?) lay / lie difficulty . Easy for me, think it may be an east ot Atlantic thing. But I find the who / whom difficult at best. To the point of feeling a little guilty.
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Truss juice? (Urgh)
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I'm nearly ignoring rest of content, and dropping by to laud the use of "insouciantly". It is a very lovely word.
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I have very much enjoyed going back through that thread but did you not have another matriarch threatening anyone who didn't vote?
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Gimme a minute, need to check she was the one making sure everyone voted.
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Btw because I seem to remember you had a scarily amazing Welsh grandmother, from the other place.
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Cannot help on broader engagement, but followed you promptly here. I hope others will too. Welsh grandmother stories and Pickle?
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I'm trying to make the move. If you can encourage your IT politics colleagues it'll help.
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I do get that. I'd have been thrilled to have a response that educated me, but also a bit embarrassed. And people (I) can be ungracious without meaning to be. Though that definitely wasn't me
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I was bemused, but no longer!
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Hard agree on drawing attention to the issue. No-one should be in these situations long-term, and particularly not children. I'm just uncomfortable with potentially scapegoating providers unless they are providing substandard accommodation.
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I'm not convinced. If the state cannot directly provide, inevitably it has to use private sector providers. They aren't to blame for the underlying lack of social housing and services. (Really good article, just dubious on this specific issue)
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I hope you're at your neighbours' house because I know that's not your cat! Hope Pancake is well. Certain she can do same attitude.
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When I'm solving a crossword, answers often come to me before I've consciously reasoned to them. Almost as though someone's standing behind me reading clues faster than me. (And no, no one's there.) What causes this?